COVID-19 active caseload in India dips to 2.14 lakh

India’s active caseload has fallen to 2.14 lakh, which is the lowest after 197 days, and its share in the total cases has further shrunk to 2.04 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The total active cases were 2,15,125 on June 30, 2020. A net decline of 2051 cases has been recorded […]

COVID-19 vaccine may cost between Rs 200 to 295 in India: Health Ministry

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said the COVID-19 vaccine may cost in the range of Rs 200 to 295 in India and two vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin — have received Emergency Use Authorisation (EAU) after going through established safety and immunogenicity in a well-prescribed regulatory process. Asserting that the central government has […]

Assam: First batch of COVID-19 vaccine reach Guwahati

The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines for Assam and Meghalaya has arrived in Guwahati on Tuesday evening. According to sources, the flight carrying the vaccine consignment from Serum Institute of India, Pune, weighing 732 kilograms, landed at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) airport around 5 pm in the evening. The vaccines will be shifted […]

India reports 12,584 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

India added 12,584 new cases to its COVID-19 tally in the last 24 hours taking the total cases to 1,04,79,179, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. With 18,385 more discharges, the cumulative recoveries reached 1,01,11,294. As many as 167 deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours, taking […]

Development of COVID-19 vaccines is major step for Aatma-Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan: President Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said that success in the development of two COVID-19 vaccines is a major achievement in the Aatma-Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan which is driven by the spirit of global well-being. President Kovind delivered the Valedictory Keynote address of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Convention, 2021. “The recent success of our scientists and technicians […]

COVID-19 vaccination drive to kick off on Jan 16: Govt

India will launch its COVID-19 vaccination drive on January 16 and priority will be given to nearly three crore healthcare and frontline workers, the government said on Saturday. The decision was taken after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the status of COVID-19 situation and vaccine preparedness. “After the detailed review, it was decided that in […]

India ready to save humanity with two ‘Made in India’ COVID-19 vaccines: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the country is ready to save humanity with two ‘Made in India’ COVID-19 vaccines and added that the world is discussing India’s efforts to empower the poor by using modern technology. “Today, India is ready to save humanity with two ‘Made in India’ COVID-19 vaccines. India has done […]

Assam conducts dry run for coronavirus vaccination

Assam conducted a dry run for coronavirus vaccination at various health facilities in 14 districts on Friday, official sources said. Officials of the UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) were present on the occasion. The dry run will be held regularly in 30 districts of the state to prepare the medical staff for the actual […]

90 infected with UK mutant COVID-19 strain in India so far

The number of persons infected by the new United Kingdom strain of SARS-Cov-2 in India has risen to 90, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday. Earlier in the day, India reported 18,222 fresh coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s tally to 1,04,31,639. According to the Ministry of Health and Family […]